(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 9 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 14 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained
2. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Detained
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Chen Degui Sentenced to Prison
4. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Wenge Arrested
5. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Hanchun Arrested
6. [Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhou Jinlian Sentenced to Prison
7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yang Qiuren Taken to Prison
8. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yao Wenming Detained
9. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Shi Lipin Detained
10. [Jurong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jing Peixia Sentenced to Prison
1. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained
Mr. Liu Zhijun, his wife, and Ms. Xia Fengquan from the Liangtugou area were arrested on the morning of April 2, 2019, and taken to the Xidayingzi Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Liang Shiwu (梁士武), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13704912992Liu Zhiying (刘志英), deputy head: +86-13842187788Jiang Daisheng (姜岱盛), chief, Chaoyang City Police Department: +86-4212913326, +86-13904913893Li Haibin (李海滨), director, Chaoyang City Detention Center: +86-4213307109, ext. 8610, +86-13942113295Li Yaqin (李亚琴), deputy director: +86-13591852345
2. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Detained
Mr. Zhang Fuming, Mr. Zheng Yihui, and Ms. Deng from the Jiangjin District were arrested by officers from the Xieqin Police Station on March 13, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong at Dingshan Park. Their homes were ransacked.
Mr. Zhang was detained for 15 days. Mr. Zheng was detained for about twelve days before being released on bail.
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Chen Degui Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Chen Degui from the Jiangjin District had been harassed by officers from the Jiangjin District Domestic Security Division, 610 Office, Lishi Police Station, and personnel from the residential committee, since she filed criminal complaints against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party, in 2015. She was displaced.
Ms. Chen was arrested at her relatives' home in July 2017. She was sentenced to two years in prison.
4. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Wenge Arrested
Mr. Wang Wenge was arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of April 4, 2019, when he was distributing Falun Dafa materials at a local village farmers' market. His Falun Dafa books were confiscated.
Mr. Wang was taken to the Shiting Town Police Station.
5. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Hanchun Arrested
Mr. Liu Hanchun from New Village, Nanshu Town, was arrested by officers from the Malianzhuang Police Station on the morning of April 4, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Zhang Peng (张鹏), director, Malianzhuang Police Station: +86-13853235076Wang Fei (王飞), deputy director: +86-13708966616Hao Caihui (郝才辉), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13668851886
6. [Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhou Jinlian Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Zhou Jinlian was recently secretly sentenced to three years in prison.
7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yang Qiuren Taken to Prison
Mr. Yang Qiuren was sentenced to an eight-year prison term. He was taken to the Beijiang Prison on March 27, 2019.
8. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yao Wenming Detained
Mr. Yao Wenming, 62, from Fengjiawa Village, Xiaozhuang Township, Yanshan County, was arrested by officers from the Xindian Police Station in Mengcun County on April 1, 2019. He was taken to the Mengcun Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Yao:Shi Huitang (石慧堂), chief, Mengcun County Police Department: +86-317-6766168, +86-13903170015Liu Jing (刘竞), deputy chief: +86-317-6765001, +86-13700379288Zhang Wensheng (张文胜), secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Mengcun County Police Department: +86-317-6765008, +86-13932743606
9. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Shi Lipin Detained
Mr. Shi Lipin was arrested by officers from the Renminlu Police Station on the morning of March 31, 2019, when he was talking to people about Falun Gong in the Laomadu area. He was taken to the Yujiahe Detention Center.
10. [Jurong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jing Peixia Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Jing Peixia, 75, was arrested when she was talking to people about Falun Gong in June 2018. She was sentenced to a six-month prison term by the Jurong City Court on April 2, 2019. She is being held in the Zhenjiang City Detention Center.
